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as of Right, yet they arc varied by dilcretion, according to the 

 Number and Dignity of the Family. This Charter the Herald 

 readech aloud,- And while it is read, the Father or Tirfan • ftand- 

 ethup , fupporced by two of his Sons- fuch as hechoofeth. 

 Then the H.rald mounteth the Half- Pace, and delivereth the 

 Charter into his Hand : And with that there is an Acclamation, 

 by all that are prefent, in their Language, which is thus much ; 

 Happy an the People of <Benfalem, Then the Herald taketh into 

 his Hand from the other Child, the Clufture of Grapes,which is 

 of Gold - Both the Stalk, and the Grapes. But the Grapes are 

 daintily enamelled ; And if the Males of the Family be the great- 

 er number, the Grapes are enamelled Purple, with a little 

 Sun fet on the top ; If the Females, then they are enamelled 

 into a greenifh yellow, with a Creflant on the top. The Grapes 

 are sn number as many as there are Defcendants of the Family, 

 This Golden Ciufture , the Herald delivereth alfo to the Ttr/ati; 

 who prefently delivereth it over to that Son , that he had for- 

 merly chofen. to be in Houfe with him : Who bearcth it before 

 his Father ? as an enfign of Honour, when he goeth in Publike 

 ever after j And is thereupon called the Son of the Fine. After this 

 Ceremony ended, the Father or Tirfan retireth fj And after fome 

 time commeth forth again to Dinner , where he fitteth alone 

 under the State , as before 3 And noneof his Defendants fit 

 with him, of what Degree or Dignity 10 ever, except he hap to 

 be of Salomons Houfe. He is ferved only by his own Children, 

 fuch as are Malei who perform unto him all fervice of the Ta- 

 ble upon the Knee^ Andthe Woemen only Hand about him, 

 leaning sgainft the Wall The Room below his Half-pace, 

 hath tables on the fides for the Guefts that are bidden who 

 are ferved with great and comely order i And toward the end 

 of Dinner{ which in the greateft Feafts with them,lafteth never 

 above an Hour and an half) there is an Hymn fung , varied ac- 

 cording to the Invention of him that compofedit; (for they 

 have excellent Poefie 9 ) But the Subject of it is ( alwaies ) the 

 praties or J dam^and Noab.md 4 brabam.yy hereof the former two 

 Peopled the World , and the laft was the Father of the Faithful!: 

 concluding ever with a Thankfgiving for the Nativity of our 

 \SaVmr-, in whofe Birth, the Births of all are only Blefled. Din- 

 ner being done, the 'Tirfan retireth again ; And having with- 

 drawn him (elf alone into a place, where he maketh fome pri- 

 vate Prayers, he commeth forth the third time, to give the Blef 



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